Trekking in the Andes will give your legs a workout, and this phrasebook will work your conversational skills at the same time. Word up on the Native American language of South America: you don't want to be tongue-tied on a mountain and have to charade 'I have a cramp', do you?

Two-way dictionary

Guide to pronunciation and phrase-building

Understand when someone tells you the time by the sun

Practicalities - how to catch a bus or find a doctor

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